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Like A Child Again

Matthew  18:3 And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. The things of God , particularly the way into a life-long relationship with Him, are incredulously simple. I say incredulous because the one who comes to God with lofty and intellectual ideas will more often than not, miss Him completely. All through my teenage and adult life I have taught small children in church-school in many different places. Their simplicity,  unbridled  joy or sadness and  innocence always  fascinate me. They present to us a world we once left but now, somehow, look forward to again. Their hearts and minds have not been hardened by the vagaries of life and for the most part, have also not known the temptations that bind many to a lifestyle they privately wish they could rewind. Therefore, their willingness to trust is unmatched.  They do not pretend to know everything and even when they do know, they bomba